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Biology and Biochemistry
Slovenia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
50931
World Ranking
2162
National Ranking
1

Vito Turk publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vito Turk sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 374 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Vito Turk D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vito Turk sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Slovenia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Slovenia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Slovenia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Slovenia Leader Award
  • 1991 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Vito Turk is affiliated with the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Cancer Research, and Cell Biology.

The main topics of research covered by Vito Turk include:

  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Calpain Protease Function and Regulation
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Enzyme Structure and Function

Vito Turk has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed journals and publication venues with frequent appearances in the following sources:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Communications Biology
  • Science
  • Preprints.org

Recent notable publications authored or co-authored by Vito Turk include:

  • "X-ray screening identifies active site and allosteric inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease," 2021, Science
  • "The structure of human thyroglobulin," 2020, Nature
  • "Time-resolved crystallography captures light-driven DNA repair," 2023, Science
  • "Antiviral activity of natural phenolic compounds in complex at an allosteric site of SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease," 2022, Communications Biology
  • "The Role of Cysteine Protease Cathepsins B, H, C, and X/Z in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cancer," 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent collaborators working with Vito Turk include:

  • Aleksandra Usenik
  • Sebastian Günther
  • P. Reinke
  • Jure Loboda
  • Henry N. Chapman

Throughout their career, Vito Turk has received recognition through awards such as membership in the Academia Europaea since 1991 and is also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Cysteine cathepsins: From structure, function and regulation to new frontiers

    Vito Turk;Veronika Stoka;Olga Vasiljeva;Miha Renko

  • The cystatins: protein inhibitors of cysteine proteinases.

    Vito Turk;Wolfram Bode

  • Lysosomal cysteine proteases: more than scavengers.

    Boris Turk;Dušan Turk;Vito Turk

  • Lysosomal cysteine proteases: facts and opportunities.

    Vito Turk;Boris Turk;Dušan Turk

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Lysosomal Protease Pathways to Apoptosis: CLEAVAGE OF Bid, NOT PRO-CASPASES, IS THE MOST LIKELY ROUTE *

    Veronika Stoka;Veronika Stoka;Boris Turk;Sharon L. Schendel;Tae Hyoung Kim

  • The 2.0 A X-ray crystal structure of chicken egg white cystatin and its possible mode of interaction with cysteine proteinases.

    W. Bode;R. Engh;D. Musil;U. Thiele

  • The refined 2.15 A X-ray crystal structure of human liver cathepsin B: the structural basis for its specificity.

    D. Musil;D. Zucic;D. Turk;R.A. Engh

  • The refined 2.4 A X-ray crystal structure of recombinant human stefin B in complex with the cysteine proteinase papain: a novel type of proteinase inhibitor interaction.

    M T Stubbs;B Laber;W Bode;R Huber

  • Selective disruption of lysosomes in HeLa cells triggers apoptosis mediated by cleavage of Bid by multiple papain-like lysosomal cathepsins.

    Tina Cirman;Kristina Orešić;Gabriela Droga Mazovec;Vito Turk

  • Emerging roles of cysteine cathepsins in disease and their potential as drug targets.

    Olga Vasiljeva;Thomas Reinheckel;Christoph Peters;Dusan Turk

  • Lysosomes and lysosomal cathepsins in cell death.

    Urška Repnik;Veronika Stoka;Vito Turk;Boris Turk

  • Nomenclature and classification of the proteins homologous with the cysteine-proteinase inhibitor chicken cystatin.

    Allan J. Barrett;Hans Fritz;Anders Grubb;Satoko Isemura

  • Cysteine Cathepsins Trigger Caspase-dependent Cell Death through Cleavage of Bid and Antiapoptotic Bcl-2 Homologues *

    Gabriela Droga-Mazovec;Lea Bojič;Ana Petelin;Saška Ivanova

  • Ferri-liposomes as an MRI-visible drug-delivery system for targeting tumours and their microenvironment

    Georgy Mikhaylov;Ursa Mikac;Anna A. Magaeva;Volya I. Itin

  • Cystatins: biochemical and structural properties, and medical relevance.

    Vito Turk;Veronika Stoka;Dusan Turk

  • Lysosomal cathepsins and their regulation in aging and neurodegeneration.

    Veronika Stoka;Vito Turk;Boris Turk;Boris Turk

  • Protease signalling: the cutting edge

    Boris Turk;Dus ˘ an Turk;Vito Turk

Frequent Co-Authors

Boris Turk
Boris Turk Jožef Stefan Institute
Dušan Turk
Dušan Turk Jožef Stefan Institute
Janko Kos
Janko Kos University of Ljubljana
Borut Štrukelj
Borut Štrukelj University of Ljubljana
Roman Jerala
Roman Jerala National Institute of Chemistry
Jonathan P. Waltho
Jonathan P. Waltho University of Sheffield
Maarten A. Jongsma
Maarten A. Jongsma Wageningen University & Research
Werner Machleidt
Werner Machleidt Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Juan José Cazzulo
Juan José Cazzulo National University of General San Martín
Willem J. Stiekema
Willem J. Stiekema Norwich Research Park

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Janko Kos

Janko Kos

University of Ljubljana

Publications: 145

Boris Turk

Boris Turk

Jožef Stefan Institute

Publications: 121

Thomas Reinheckel

Thomas Reinheckel

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Matthew Bogyo

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Christoph Peters

Christoph Peters

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Bonnie F. Sloane

Bonnie F. Sloane

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Publications: 54

Anders Grubb

Anders Grubb

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Publications: 52

Dieter Brömme

Dieter Brömme

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Publications: 48

Magnus Abrahamson

Magnus Abrahamson

Lund University

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Guido Kroemer

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Dušan Turk

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Luiz Juliano

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Tamara T. Lah

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Publications: 37

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